Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Benjamin Swan Mahogany Tall Clock, Augusta, Maine, c. 1820, with fret-top case, glazed dial door, freestanding turned columns, rectangular waist door flanked by inset reeded columns, and flat base panel, all on bracket feet, painted iron Roman numeral dial with seconds dial, date aperture and moon's age in the arch, marked Benj. Swan, Augusta, eight-day, time and strike movement, one tin can, one iron weight and pendulum, ht. 94 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
Dial paint strenghened, some paint loss on dial where dial feet are attached, period pendulum and two mis-matched weights
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